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What fracking is doing to the Earth—and to our bodies
Beneath layers of ancient rock, a high-pressure process is reshaping the modern energy landscape. As fracking expands across ...
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A Pennsylvania fracking report had 8 recommendations. 5 years later, few have been implemented
In 2020, then-Attorney General Josh Shapiro released a landmark report with recommendations on regulating fracking. Advocates ...
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Santa Barbara County Being Eyed for New Oil Drilling and Fracking
The Bureau of Land Management announces public comment is open for proposed oil and gas leasing and development on more than ...
Facing major water shortage, Texas to allow fracking water to be used for crops — but some farmers are worried
Fracking produces vast quantities of wastewater, and a Texas law would treat it and use it for crops and industry. Here’s ...
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Five years after Pa.'s landmark fracking report, its public health goals remain largely unmet
A grand jury convened by Josh Shapiro, then attorney general and now governor, made eight recommendations. Progress on them ...
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Truckers say oil and gas companies are violating hazardous materials transport regulations
The Truckers Movement for Justice to publicly called for the U.S. Department of Transportation to enforce existing rules for ...
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Trump Slams Wrecking Ball Into Environmental Reviews
The Trump administration today revoked regulations governing environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act. The decision will affect logging, mining, drilling and fracking for oil ...